Pridi Banomyong was exiled in 1949 after the end of World War II. He had been a leading figure in the Thai government during the war, and was seen as a threat by the new government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. Banomyong was forced to flee to China, where he remained until his death in 1964.
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